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Champion of the Mangroves, Union Island, the Grenadines
A Vimeo by: ©© The Nature Conservancy, Produced by Students of the World 2012.
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The Nature Conservancy’s Caribbean program, At the Water’s Edge, is working with local partners to protect environments and communities from the impacts of climate change.
On Union Island, part of the nation of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, 90 kilometers southwest of Barbados, Ann Harvey’s story of the mangroves demonstrates the protective power of nature and green infrastructure.
Mangroves under threat from shrimp farms, A UN Report; Reuters
Valuable mangrove forests that protect coastlines, sustain sealife and help slow climate change are being wrecked by the spread of shrimp and fish farms, a UN-backed study showed. About a fifth of mangroves worldwide have been lost since 1980…
Securing the Future of Mangroves, Original UN Report
Mangrove forests in worldwide decline, by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (07-03-2010)
The first ever assessment of mangrove species by the IUCN Red List found 11 out of 70 mangrove species threatened with extinction.
Root of the Matter: Mangrove as Lives Saver When Natural Disaster Strikes, NASA
Earth’s oceans and ecosystems absorb about half the greenhouse gases emitted by people, NOAA
Blue Carbon Initiative: Buried Treasure For Climate and Coastal Communities
Dubbed “blue carbon” for their ability to sequester and store huge amounts of carbon, mangroves, seagrasses, and salt marshes- show great climate mitigation potential, immediately available and cost-effective, for removing greenhouse gases already in the atmosphere. The Blue Carbon Initiative program, draw the world’s attention to the crucial role of these direly threaten coastal ecosystems, in the fight against carbon emissions.
